The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-16
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Ihc Gothcnburg Licensing system
lIopit Under " tide Discussion

AIopi, tudcr Wide Discussion
The determined efforts now being
made In New Urk and Peuusy lvaulA
10 introduce high license, at amy rate
in the larger cities. has rsu-cd Attcn.
ton b. be given to the various -}--
tcm- Of licensing 40 force 800 different
parts OF tho world. Ia the debates i'm
favor OF the high license niIl- vcrt
strong arguments are being based on
the astounding success OF the Goth
cnburg -y-tcm,' -o.cai.ri bcc4u-c lt
was iir-t introduced by the mag.
tratc- II Gothcnburg, swedish
town once 70 perfect paradise tor Tie
Acknowledgment but now one 81 the most
orderly cities in the world, ana
place whore drunkenness
II Unknown except by report aud Us "a
bitter memory. The plan is now IN
force in nearly every town in sweden,
and may Doe briefly described a- a
complete reversal of the ordinary
ideas OF license, whether high or lOW.
Instead Of the saloon keeper being
chllCd upon 10 pay 80 much year as
"a tAN or license, ana then given ,rte
blanche ~ to hOW hc may raise
enough money 10 pny The license and
make profit tor himself the state or
tIiS takes control of hi- business. al
lows him y reasonable return tor hl-
Investment and labor. aud then takes
pOsst.-ion of the balance. J he icH
Is 10 take away from the pub.
lean or -Hioon-kccpcr The iucen-
tive 10 makc his business exception
ally profitable, and the consequent
temptation to encourage excessive
driukiug and other vices that may
indirectly bring gri-t toh.- WiIL The
plan has worked exactly .as Autiri-
patcd The hnbituhl druuhard no
longer repre- scnt- "a source OF hHhiiu-
nj income TO the saloon keeper who
has nothing to gain from harbOring
him on the premises. from which in
consequence hc usually gets summa-
rily elected, long before he hos had
time to get even slightly iuebriated,
There arc many minor details TO the
scheme. some of which Hrr
immatcrial, ~ they IN no
way affect tho American aspects OF
the question. n saloon. Keeper
need not be university graduate, but
before he can embark in business ho
must produce evidence OF character
the performance of his contract with
the AUTHORITIES, aud the handing over
of the Surplus receipts alter drawing
the regu latio3 expenses and d per
cent on the investment. For couy,u-
fences sake each saloon keeper h. re-
tcrred tons though bis udN'iuRlt.
we're rs distinct aud complete a- 100
thiscuuutrN A. "A matter OF Nct this
Is seldom so Xix per cent b. scarce
Is enough 10 tempt the average
small capitalist, although when
prpcuAlN Guaranteed a- IN tlI.- cHsc
by the authorities, IT. represents %
good return on stock or share capt
tai. Hence the liceu-c- 100 sweden
are generally "ict out, "a, the process
is called. TO corporations. winch 10
turn employ managers to run the
different establishments. Thus %
second check j., provided, and every
saloon keeper being httlc more tAaua
bartender, ho hNs no political luIu-
cuoc and go long ~ his -alary IS paid
regularly hectares comparatively little
how much or how little tradels dome.
Hence hc ru-olutciy dcclMc- 10 be
bothered or worried Oy dIsoricrly
characters. ndcr the GOthcubuig
system, therefore. saloons partake OF
the character 81 quiet cluh houses
and reading rooms. he iir-t -ymp
toms OF iutoXicatiOn or quarrel-umc-
ness result IN the election OF the
offender who is generally arrested
by the attendant police officer IN
accordance with his strict Instructions
toqucll disorder the officer showing
thai IN an iu-Iprtor looks in and finds